1.   Gorbachev also was quick to admit that the process of globalization played a major role in cracking open the closed Soviet society.

2.   He often expressed his conviction that a closed society is an anachronism in a global society.

3.   At the CIA, data about China, Russia and other closed societies is gleaned from debriefing returning travelers.

4.   But in a closed society, people talk, gossip, judge.

5.   But we are not a closed society.

6.   But, in the soft evening air, there were hard reminders that Vietnam remains a closed society.

7.   By common consent, the arrangement has worked well, and the station has provided a closed society with credible reports on the Castro regime.

8.   Carter emphasized how important it is for the community to reach out to inmates and let them know they matter, rather than perpetuating a closed society behind bars.

9.   FBI officials said it was difficult to operate surreptitiously in the closed society of Los Alamos.

10.   Gone is the problem of gathering information about a closed society, Mclaughlin said.